पञ्चाङ्ग — Meerut, Uttar Pradesh · January 10, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.11 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
शुचौ देशे प्रतिष्ठाप्य स्थिरमासनमात्मनः।

नात्युच्छ्रितं नातिनीचं चैलाजिनकुशोत्तरम्।।6.11।।
"6.11 Having chosen a holy place, let him sit in a firm posture on a seat, neither too high nor too low, and covered with a grass mat, a deer skin and a cloth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya265.05°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra55.90°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala280.36°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
बुध Budha281.29°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati153.07°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra301.39°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani357.06°MīnaRevatī P4

Meerut, Uttar Pradesh — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 24 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 35 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:51 – 06:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:22 – 07:14
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta17:27 – 17:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:39 – 18:05
Amṛta Kāla17:24 – 19:09
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:32 – 09:50
Yamaganda11:09 – 12:27
Gulika Kāla13:45 – 15:03
Varjyam07:40 – 07:57
Dur Muhūrta 09:40 – 10:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:14 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:32 – 09:50 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:50 – 11:09 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:09 – 12:27 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:27 – 13:45 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:45 – 15:03 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:03 – 16:21 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:21 – 17:39 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:39 – 19:21 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:21 – 21:03 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:03 – 22:45 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:45 – 00:27 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:27 – 02:09 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:09 – 03:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:50 – 05:32 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:32 – 07:14 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 28.9845°
Longitude: 77.7064°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873315.27
Julian Day2461780.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2445°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)151.14°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.2445°), declination -22.05°, EoT -7.50 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2028-01-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)